chocolat

I swear this isn’t just an excuse to post a picture of Johnny Depp. Or, as my dad has taken to calling him “our homeboy.” [Maybe me and Johnny will both be in Owensboro together, visiting our grandparents? Johnny, call me, we’ll carpool.] I made chocolate candies tonight! I made truffles, raspberry filled chocolates, little […]

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justin

Honestly, I can barely form words right now because I’m still reeling with hotness aftershocks. I just got back from the soft opening of The Icon on State Street. A-mazing. It’s a restaurant and tapas bar and the drinks were good and the food was really really good and the waiter—Justin—was without a doubt the […]

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fake vegetarian

In mid-July, I stopped eating meat. I still eat seafood and eggs, and might have accidentally eaten a candy bar or two made with animal rendered fat (ew) but as of July, I’m a pesco-vegetarian. For awhile anyway. My cholesterol is too high, diabetes runs in my family, and it’s something I’d been thinking about […]

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foodies

Last night Chelsea and I went to Eno Vino, split a bottle of wine, and spent WAY too much money on food. To be fair, the waitress warned us about the teeny tiny portion sizes, but she made it seem like a good thing (“tapas,” “order a few and share,” etc.) and we weren’t entirely […]

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sticky toffee pudding

This is the second food-related post in a row, and although I recognize and appreciate the need for more talk about feelings, and less talk about what I had for dinner, this is important. Michele from work alerted me to the existence of what is debatably the best thing in the entire world—HAAGEN DASZ STICKY […]

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compliments to the chef

I didn’t realize I loved to cook until I got to college, and then, I had to share my space with the rest of the dorm, and I never really had the space or tools to spread out and make huge multi-pot monstrosities. Even after graduation my first apartment (the one I just moved out […]

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